Overview
- Johnson told press outlets that candid conversations with her mother, Melanie Griffith, taught her to be proud of and comfortable in her body.
- She said that comfort helped her approach sexually explicit scenes and informed decisions to take intimate roles earlier in her career.
- Multiple outlets published Johnson's comments Sunday as part of interviews promoting the film Verity, which opens on October 2.
- Johnson has previously described her time in the Fifty Shades films as frightening but decisive, saying the role launched her to global stardom and that she does not regret taking it.
- The remarks reconnect family influence, on-screen intimacy and public interest in her personal life, including her 2025 split from Chris Martin and recent links to musician Tucker Pillsbury.